The Treadmill Desk

Product Description

The Basics

The Rebel Treadmill 1000 is a treadmill base that fits under a standing-height desk. The treadmill base ships for free and arrives fully assembled. At just 88lbs, this lightweight treadmill makes for easy setup. Simply remove it from the box and, using the front wheels, roll it into place under a standing-height desk or tall counter. Place the treadmill console on the desktop, hit "Start" and you can start walking and working!

Designed for the Office

The Rebel Treadmill base is specially designed to be an office treadmill. The treadmill base has a high-quality, ultra quiet motor and sleek, stainless-steel design. The maximum user weight is 250 lbs. With a top speed of 2 mph, you can stroll at a leisurely pace on this office treadmill while typing, talking on the phone, and checking things off your to-do list. You can walk in regular work clothes and comfortable shoes without working up a sweat. Plus, this office treadmill is compact enough to fit in a cubicle. The treadmill console also is small and easy to use. It tracks time, distance, and speed.

Change Your Day

Imagine logging several miles and tens of thousands of steps while walking at your desk. Plus, you can burn as many as 745 calories a day! Walking at an office treadmill releases endorphins that can make you feel happier and more productive. A study conducted at Stanford found participants were 60% more creative when using an office treadmill. Not to mention that walking more will keep you out of your chair and help reduce back pain and your risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illness.

No-Risk Investment

The Rebel Treadmill 1000 has a warranty of 2 years for any parts and labor and 20 years for the frame. If you're not completely satisfied, receive a full refund within 30 days - no hidden fees, no questions asked. Get walking today!

Features

• Can be paired with any standing-height desk
• Designed solely for walking, with a top speed of 2 mph
• Ultra quiet motor perfect for any work setting
• Same brand of motor and motor controller as treadmills that cost several times more
• Looks like it belongs in a showroom, not a gym

Top Reviews

So far so good - first 2 weeks of use and love it
by A. Manns (5 out of 5 stars)
May 26, 2017

Had it for about 2 weeks now and it works great! I have a sit/stand desk from Ikea and it fits perfectly. Quiet, easy to use. Ready to use out of the box. Nothing to put together. I use it for 4-8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Usually on 1 to 1.5 mph for most of the day depending on what kind of project I'm working on. On conference calls intermittently throughout day and no one has mentioned any noise.
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Good treadmill, but be careful if you have hardwood floors cus the hard wheels will trash them.
by Brady B (3 out of 5 stars)
June 24, 2018

Needed a desk treadmill, did a bunch of research and landed on this one. The build is sturdy, the functionality is solid and the walking is easy. I don't mind that it doesn't have incline settings cus it's for a desk so who cares. The top speed of 2.0 could improve to be a little bit faster since I have long legs and a quick pace generally, but it's not a deal breaker. I wish the control box could unplug from the treadmill like the power cable does cus to move it you have to wrangle the cable and box. The big flaw, however, is the wheels. They are very hard plastic and have already put grooves into my hardwood floors when I roll it in and out from my desk. For a $700 machine, they could have easily found softer wheels. It's super disappointing and worth knocking two stars off the review. I hunted down some soft caster wheels from Grainger and will be replacing the stock wheels with them and that should fix it, but my floor is already trashed.
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Noisy and the return is not free
by BruceT (1 out of 5 stars)
April 3, 2018

The treadmill is actually quite noisy when you step on it and definitely not fine for an office environment. Also, the return is not free, so the product description is misleading. So, I would strongly recommend against buying it.
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Great to get steps!
by Camera addict (5 out of 5 stars)
December 5, 2017

I got this the week before Thanksgiving, so I'm pretty new to it... so take this for what it's worth.

I got this because I joined a walking challenge at work, and I just couldn't get to anything over 5K without a commitment at the gym. I have a standing desk already (and literally stand all day), so I thought it would be easy to get some steps in. What I DIDN'T know was how much I would use it... so it was a $600 gamble.

So we got it in.. easy to move with a dolly, but is awkward as heck. Don't pay for assembly.. seriously, it's taking it out of the box and plugging in the controller. If you need help moving it, I don't know if that's included with assembly, but if so, that may be worth it. I think it would be hard for one person to do alone. If that's NOT included with assembly, DON'T PAY FOR ASSEMBLY!

Here's a summary of my thoughts a few weeks in:
1) I use it a lot. I went from <<5K steps a day to >15K. I walk at least 5-6 hours per day at a ridiculously slow pace.
2) The thing is essentially silent when running and no one on it. However, when walking, it increases the friction and the footfalls make it NON silent. I've not had anyone mention it in any of the 200 meetings I'm in, but when I ask people I'm on the phone with if they hear something, they sometimes say "yes, it sounds like there's really faint static" or something similar. I use a headset... I don't know how it would be on speaker.
3) It is super hard to get a good step count if you want it in your phone... one of the old-school waist pedometers may work, but I didn't try it (used to love my Omron, though!). I asked in the questions section, and got some answers that didn't work for my situation ('just use the miles walked on the display"-that won't work because I'm off and on the thing all day, and it resets if you're off it >20 mins), and some that would likely not work in many situations ("just swing your arms"- on a desk treadmill?). I've tried several different options, and here's what I've determined:

Fitbit One: best of the bunch, but have to be careful with placement. It seems to work best when on my front pocket facing in.

Phone in side pocket of uniform: That works pretty well, but since I take my phone in and out about a zillion times a day, and sometimes leave it out, that wasn't great.

Jawbone Up: this seemed super sensitive to placement... sometimes it wouldn't count at all, sometimes it counted too much. When I wash my One (which will happen), I'll probably end up using the Up and just doing lots of experimenting to get the placement with the most consistent answer.

Fitbit Flex 2: Absolutely amusing overcounting, no matter how I configured it or placed it. I tried waist, pocket, leg, arm, configuration for non-dom or dom wrist, etc, etc. I loved the day I wore this though, since it reported over 30K steps. Don't get to see that on my stepcount too often! So if you want to have bragging rights, and don't care about accuracy, use the Flex 2.

Apple watch: yeah, not so much. Not unexpected, since, you know, arms are pretty static when you're working on a computer.

Usability: I can use it fine most of the time, but not all the time. If I'm doing fine mouse work, I'm too bumpy. So doing a Visio diagram was NOT going to happen while walking. But I can do email/word processing/powerpoint/database stuff (except fine form design) while walking... so I can log MOST hours of the day. But if you're a graphic artist.. it may be tricky.

Safety issues: the only issue I see is that the thing is freaking silent when running. So if you leave your office and forget to stop it, you could easily come back and step on it to go to the other side of it not knowing it's running. Since I have it set at pokey as all get out (usually 1 mph), it was just a surprise, not a safety issue, but it could be a problem for some (balance issues or whatever). So just pay attention before you step on it... that's the best solution. Also, stop it when you get off :D

Break in period: That was a surprise for me. I was walking in heavy military boots, slow as can be, tons of steps for many hours, and with a weird posture for walking (arms up, not swinging). Not sure which of these elements contributed, but the first week... holy cow, I was sore. In really weird spots... like the inside of my leg just above the knee, the inner-back thigh, etc. That's MUCH better now... no issue. But be warned... I would suggest starting with just an hour or two, and add a hour or so per day. But since I started off a decent walker, I jumped right in, and boy, it hurt :D

What was a surprise? That I got hot as heck. I figured walking 1 mph... that's nothing, right? Not sure if it's because I had my office door closed, or the increased movement, but I was uncomfortably hot, which I rarely am. A $10 fan later, under the keyboard part of my standup desk, and I'm ok now (thank goodness!). But I honestly didn't expect 1 mph to affect my temperature that much.

What can't I fix? I feel like a dork.. I'm the only person I know with one of these. So I feel like a huge dweeb, but I get so much satisfaction with my 15K/day that I'll live with that. I even started making deals with myself... "you can do x when you get to y steps", such as "you can buy that thing you want if you get to 100K steps this week", or "you can take a nap if you have 13k steps when you leave work", or other such silliness.

So, YMMV. I think I had a good shot of using it well since I already was used to standing all day long, and I was right. If counting steps are important to you, that may be tricky, since the Fitbit Ones are discontinued. But besides that, I heartily recommend this for anyone that wants to add steps to their day and is computer-bound. Plus, the more folks that have one, the less dweeby I'll feel :D So spread the word far and wide that these things are awesome and completely cool!

Update: 12/13/2017:

Still trying to figure out how to get an accurate step count on this thing. The best thing is still the Fitbit One (by a mile). However, I bought a couple of inexpensive waist pedometers, thinking they might be more accurate, since they're INTENDED to be worn on the waist. Yep, not so much.

So I got an Omron HJ325 Alvita Ultimate Pedometer, Blue
, and a icefox Walking 3D Pedometer with Clip and Strap,30 Days Memory,Best Accurate Step Counter,Walking Distance Miles and Km,Calorie Counter,Daily Target Performance Monitor,Exercise Time(Black)
, referred to below as Omron and Icefox. I did the 100 step count thing, and found these findings, depending on where placed (note: all of these were done at 1.0 or 1.2, with arms static as if typing on a keyboard... I'm guessing swinging arms or different speed could change results):

Icefox: 9-86 steps reported, average of 59.

Omron: 0-144 steps reported, average of 61.

Fitbit One: 91-95 steps reported, average of 93.

In short, I'm disappointed that the waist pedometers are so very, very bad for this particular use. I was hoping I could just type in findings into my work challenge vs pulling them out of the phone.

So, the saga continues. The Fitbit Flex 2 is still a distant second, and I can't justify the Fitbit One now with current price point, so I need a backup for when my current FItbit One gets washed. Next one, on it's way!

I'll keep you posted, in case anyone else cares about getting this solved.
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Easy set-up, and great function
by CHOUBACHA (5 out of 5 stars)
May 10, 2018

My husband works from home and so he doesn't get as much walking in as he did when he worked at an office -- going out to lunch, walking to and from the train station, walking around the office, etc. He became a little sedentary at his desk so he decided to get a standing desk. Well, that worked out for a little while until standing all day started hurting his feet. He finds walking around all day much more gentle on his body than standing still for hours.

He's been thinking about getting a walking desk for awhile but held back because they are quite expensive. He did a lot of research and is really happy with the Rebel Treadmill. It delivered quickly, and the price was really competitive with other products on the market. He liked the simplicity of the functions (no incline or other fancy features). This was also why the price was so good -- no bells and whistles. He just wanted an under the desk treadmill that he could walk at a very steady and slow pace throughout the day.

The treadmill can be controlled at .1 speed increments. It's not very loud, although it's not silent either. My husband is in video conferences all day and the sound doesn't seem to be an issue. He was worried about it disturbing the audio on his calls. He walks 11 miles a day going at a very comfortable pace, and he finds it much easier than standing at his desk. The footprint of the treadmill isn't that big either so it doesn't take up an absurd amount of space in his office. He hasn't used his ergonomic chair in over a month now!

The set up was super easy. You just plug it in and set it in place. CAKE! He mentioned that programming (typing on a keyboard) and walking was a little challenging at first but after he was able to get the hang of it after a week. Now it's second nature to him. So far, no complaints or regrets. It's probably been his favorite purchase of the year and he'd do it again in a heartbeat! He feels so much healthier now and has shed a lot of weight.
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Seems perfect for home use, and costs less than the alternative
by Fixer-upper (5 out of 5 stars)
March 29, 2017

I wanted an under-desk treadmill for a sit-stand desk I just purchased.

The desk cost plenty so I was especially trying to avoid a high price tag for the treadmill.

The main competitor's treadmill at this time costs closer to $1000, with caveats how many hours you could use it a day!

And if you want to walk more than 6 hours a day they suggest upgrading to the $1200 unit (on their web page!)

I've read the Rebel has no such limitation.

This unit has a top speed of 2 MPH. Which is completely adequate if not ideal for desk use allowing the motor to small enough and quiet enough to be ideal for a low profile / light duty treadmill (e.g. under-the-desk type). I read somewhere that walking treadmills that have a top speed of 4MPH are actually using re-purposed running treadmill motors (e.g. heavier duty motors optimized for a different task) and that a heavy person walking at too low a speed on an over-capacity motor will strain the motor too much which can harm the motor and burn out the controller board (so can forgetting to lube the belt, leading to increased friction which mars the running board under the belt but that's another issue).

What I like about this unit is:
- Straightforward. Worked right out of the box with no setup. Not much read or learn to use it.
- Small "footprint" but wide enough (18") and long enough for walking.
- Motor is surprisingly quiet
- Belt is textured well so you can walk comfortably in socks or slippers
- Discreet, looks nice. Doesn't take up more space than necessary.
- Motor comes up to speed and slows down very smoothly and gently.

It weighs only 88 lbs and has wheels on the front so you can lift the tail part (which weighs

much less than the front where the motor is), and can easily roll it where where you want

it to go.

My impression is this model is engineered very carefully and specifically for the under-desk

walking role, and has no more and no less than necessary in every respect. It appears

well designed, well built and solid.

Though I just got it, don't anticipate problems.

Though the motor is quiet, be aware the impact of shoes will make the most noticeable noise.

And how *much* noise I imagine depends on the speed of the treadmill, weight of the

person, style of walking, how hard the soles of the shoes are. The motor itself

is quieter than our Sole Fitness treadmill which is a much heftier larger machine, and I had

to replace the controller, running board and belt on that so I've gotten a feel for what treadmills

about from that.
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Better than expected
by Max K (5 out of 5 stars)
January 3, 2018

Before purchasing this, I'd been using a LifeSpan TR1200-DT5 Treadmill Desk for around six months and was absolutely crazy about it. (Still am!) I haven't used this treadmill nearly as much but I can tell you it feels like a much higher-quality product in terms of solid construction, durability, and the way it comes up to speed at just the perfect rate. What it lacks in comparison to that other product is the calorie counter (which is misleading because the LifeSpan never asks you for your height, weight, age or gender to make an informed calculation with) and the ability to go above 2.0 miles per hour. (Personally, I don't find it necessary to go above about 2.5) All in all, I spend about 2 - 5 hours a day on my treadmill desks. (Sometimes up to 10!) I have one at home and one in the office. Both are whisper-quiet and the coworker I share an office with doesn't mind the noise at all. I can take a call on either device without the other person having a clue I'm walking. The downstairs neighbors don't complain of noise at home or in the office. (Although I got a mat to place beneath the home device just to be on the safe side.) And it's been a life-changing even to be able to use these daily. I like the Rebel slightly more even though I haven't used it as much simply because it feels like a higher-quality product, the user interface is slightly more intuitive, and the controls on the LifeSpan product get in the way on the home machine while I'm trying to play video games. (Who ever heard of that? I play video games to *lose* weight -- and it works!) That said I've used the LifeSpan for literally hundreds of hours now and it's holding up just fine. So whichever product you go with -- do yourself a favor and add a treadmill desk to your life. I just can't recommend it enough!
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REBEL 1000 IS AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT...ROCK ON REBEL!!!!
by Mercedes (5 out of 5 stars)
August 16, 2015

I bought the Rebel 1000 for my home office. Received it in great condition and had it set up in about 20 minutes after unpacking. It is EXTREMELY quiet and smooth running. It is a very sleek, well built piece of equipment, with a simplistic control panel. The control panel has a start button that begins with 0.5, a stop button and a view button for speed, time, and mileage. There is also an emergency stop tag. In the event one needs to stop for a few minutes for a break , the stop button keeps data for 20 minutes and then reverts to zero. The Rebel has a max speed of 2.0 mph, however, I use it at about 1.2-1.5 mph based upon the level of complexity of what I am doing at the moment. Conference calls are a breeze, no one on the line can hear anything and my productivity has amazingly increased, so has my creativity. Between my morning walk and working on the treadmill desk, I am now getting in typically 10-12 miles a day. As an aside, I combined the Rebel 1000 with a Varidesk, which is also a great product. I cannot wait to see the results of working this way in a month and then at two months. Initial changes are: tremendous decrease in back pain, greater stamina and energy level, no afternoon drowsiness, legs are much stronger, stairs are suddenly a breeze, and my overall body tone is improving. This purchase was a great decision for me and I highly recommend both the Varidesk and the Rebel 1000.
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Have thought it through - best option!
by Sherrie Austin (5 out of 5 stars)
October 27, 2017

Exec summ - I researched multiple options and this one is by far the best. Read in for details:

Option 1: go spend a lot of money on something like a NordicTrak desk. Issues: if you read reviews, the desk doesn't get high enough, plus it's a separate station so you have to go to another place if you want to sit down (and you will!)

Option 2: custom order a long desk that can accommodate both a treadmill and chair underneath side by side. Raise and lower the desk. Get a swivel to switch the monitor back and forth. Good because it eliminated the problems with option 1. Issues: expensive, my current desk was fine and has a lot of storage in it and I didn't want to give all that up for this.

Option 3: this GREAT Rebel Desk. I pair it with a 32" Flexispot which sits on my existing desk and raises and lowers. Got that on Amazon for $300. So the whole setup for $1k. That's good.

So the Rebel Desk - Yes, it only goes 2 mph and no incline and that's perfect. I have a fancy treadmill in the garage and a gym membership for when I want to work out and sweat. This simplicity keeps the cost WAY down. You can control the speed at .1 increments. I have asked multiple people on zoom meetings and speaker phone calls and they all say they can't hear it at all. I started day 1 at 1 mph and walked 4 miles easily. Day 2 I ramped up to 2 mph and it was very comfortable. I can do 8-10 miles away... crazy good. I almost stop thinking about walking now as I'm doing it. Very easy to be on calls and work on the computer. I sit if I need to take a lot of notes or need to be on a zoom meeting with a client.

One more tip: go to Home Depot and get a pre-cut 3/4" thickness of some nice plywood to put on the treadmill bed when you want to sit down...on a chair without wheels. Takes me seconds to make that switch and it protects the treadmill bed, wood is light enough to move easily but solid enough to protect the treadmill.

I've attached some pics. I like this even more than I expected to. I hope this helps you!!
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Terrific product and company
by Ted L (5 out of 5 stars)
April 10, 2015

I've owned this treadmill for a little more than a year. I have an office in a biology lab with surrounding offices. The noise it makes is imperceptible to my coworkers. The steps I take are fairly quiet as well. I appreciate that stopping the treadmill for a few minutes does not reset the speed. The treadmill starts and stops gradually so that there is no sudden jerking up to speed or sudden stopping except if you pull the safety cord and the magnet comes loose. My walking speed turns out to depend on the level of concentration needed for whatever task I am doing. Light reading speed is 1.8-2 MPH while writing new text or computer code means keeping the speed down to 1 MPH or stopped altogether. I use a pocket three accelerometer pedometer, and it counts steps quite accurately on this treadmill for me except at the slowest speeds. I find that when typing (1.2-1.6 MPH), I need to adjust my desktop height ever so slightly up or down and it also depends on time of day. I have paired the treadmill with an electric raising and lowering desk and probably adjust 4-5 times a day to get the ergonomics just right. The overall experience has been terrific. I should say that when I first got it, there was a problem in the controller box, and the Rebel company person was immediately responsive and replaced the whole thing in just a few days with no fuss whatsoever. This product is a winner and comes with great company support. I'm happy enough that I am buying a second one.
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Walk while you code
by Clayton,Top Contributor: Woodworking (4 out of 5 stars)
January 24, 2019

I really wish I could give closer to a 3.5

I initially bought this to see if I would really be interested in walking while working. I'm a remote software developer, so I don't get a lot of exercise. That said, I'm slim and healthy, and I've been using a standing desk for about 6 years.

The Rebel arrived, in a pristine cardboard box. I had no trouble picking it up and carrying it into my home office. Setup took a few minutes.

I oiled the Rebel as per the instructions. The machine was fairly loud though, and had this unpleasant clicking sound, like a typewriter. Eventually the noise went away.

On four hours of use I noticed this very unusual behavior of the machine speeding up well beyond 2.0mph and then suddenly stopping with an E1 error. I would reset the device as per the instructions... Only for it to become more and more common.

At around 70 miles of use, the machine would no longer startup for more than a couple of seconds before E1 erroring.

Rebel Support was very kind and offered to repair this one or swap it. I chose the repair option. The repair guy suspected the wires were zip tied too closely together, and perhaps were grounding out on vibration.

He eventually got it to run again. After about 40 more miles of use it began doing the permanent E1 erroring. I unplugged the device, reset, etc, no luck.

There was another set of wires I noticed that were badly pinched together, connecting to what I believe is the speed sensor. Once I separated them, it started working fine again.

I have not had any issue since, other than the occasional loud motor sound that seemingly comes and goes.

I had to knock some stars off cause this was honestly just too much of a fiasco for a new product.

In saying that, I am spoiled(live alone) guy and had the funds to buy another treadmill for my second standing desk. I bit the bullet and bought a Lifespan. I enjoy it much more than the Rebel. It makes less noise, has higher max speed, and honestly hasn't given me a single problem.

I do use both products every day. That may seem weird but I have multiple coding stations setup.

Again Rebel support was really friendly and easy to work with.

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